Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Oak Valley Township, Kansas

Rules another office applies inside Oak Valley Township

Oak Valley Township does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Lot for a septic or lagoon permit on land inside Oak Valley township. This is a sanitary-permit lot size, not a zoning minimum lot size, which was not found.

  • The 5-acre figure appears as the minimum on the county septic and lagoon permit application form.

  minimum lot size on septic or lagoon permit application: >= 5 acres

  “property information lot size_______ (5 acres minimum)”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Septic and lagoon systems on land inside Oak Valley township, Elk County, Kansas. The Elk County Sanitary Code is administered by the county Public Works Department, which applies inside Oak Valley township.

  • The Public Works page lists pre-inspection, site approval, permit issuance, construction minimum standards, construction inspection, and final approval as the code's functions.
  • The page does not say whether incorporated cities within the county are excluded from the sanitary code.

  “the elk county sanitary code is administered by the public works department.”

• Septic permitRequired

  New or replaced septic systems on land inside Oak Valley township, Elk County, Kansas, under the county sanitary code

  • Contact Public Works before any septic system, lagoon, or water well construction.
  • Application requires site evaluation and approval before the permit is issued.

  “this includes pre-inspection, sight approval, issuing permits, construction minimum standards, construction inspection and final approval of sanitary septic systems.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Septic system permit and inspection fee on land inside Oak Valley township, Elk County, Kansas. No building permit fee schedule was found.

  • The application form lists the fee as covering the permit and/or inspection, payable to E.C.H.E.
  • The Public Works page also lists a septic system permit fee of $100.00.

  septic permit and/or inspection fee: 100 USD (payable to E.C.H.E.)

  “fee for permit and/or inspection $100.00 (payable to: e.c.h.e.)”

• Permit processPartial

  Septic and lagoon permit process on land inside Oak Valley township. No general building-permit process was found.

  • Process per Public Works: pre-inspection, site approval, permit issuance, construction inspection, and final approval.
  • Contact Public Works first.

  “when planning any septic system, lagoon or water well construction, contact public works first.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Oak Valley Township or Elk County directly.

• Building permit — Building permit for new home construction inside Oak Valley township
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for building permits inside Oak Valley township
• Building code adopted — Adoption of a residential building code for new homes inside Oak Valley township
• Inspections — Building inspection of new homes inside Oak Valley township (structural or building-code, not septic)
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for a new home inside Oak Valley township

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.